Community Brew / / Marriage

Good morning my dear readers!

Today I am linking up with my lovely blogging friends Rachel and Madison for their Community Brew! I have just loved getting to know these ladies as well as the ladies I have connected with through this awesome link-up.

 Today the topic is one of my favorites… Marriage. I know I blog about marriage a lot here at Bliss and Blunders but that is because I just feel so passionately about my marriage and the value of marriage. It is the biggest blessing in my life so naturally I love to talk about it. You can check out a few more of my posts about marriage here.

All you ladies who are single or engaged please stick around! You are in this season of life for a purpose and I would love to hear about it! It wasn’t that long ago that I was also in your stage of life. I remember the joys and pain that it brings! 

These are two of the verses that we are looking at today with the topic of marriage.

Ephesians 5:22-33

“For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. And we are members of his body.  As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”

Marriage is the greatest gift God has ever given me. To be able to share life with my husband and for us to be ONE is the most beautiful and practical way I can truly see and demonstrate the gospel. The relationship I have with my husband is not always easy and it is usually hard work but it is always beautiful, raw, intimate and special. No matter the season or the moment or the argument or the celebration. We are ONE flesh and one team in this crazy journey called life. {Sorry for the cheesiness}

1 Corinthians 7:32-35

“I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible.”

I am going to tackle one of the suggested questions that Rachel and Madison gave.

What is God teaching you about being a wife?

What a wonderful question this is. The answer is… a lot. God has taught me a LOT about being a wife and all that it entails. The crazy part is I know that I have even more to learn! A couple of the truths that God has been teaching me in my first years of marriage are respect and encouragement.

Respect- It is no secret that men value respect more than anything else. It is the way God designed them and one of the ways that they feel most loved. When I first got married I asked as many married women as I could what it means to be a respectful wife. I was dying to know because I honestly had no idea what respect looked like. Some of the things that they told me were to never talk badly about him to other people and submit to his leadership. The first example has been very important in our marriage. I have made it my mission to never complain about my husband to anyone and to always try to build him up to others. Now, that doesn’t mean I never share the struggles in our marriage with anyone. I have a few very close friends and mentors that I have shared some of the struggles we have had for the purpose of wisdom and insight. I go to these women seeking advice not for the purpose to complain. They listen to me and give me wisdom on how to respectfully deal with whatever we are going through. They also are always honest with me and will tell me if I am not behaving appropriately. I love that! It is just like in the verses from Titus that say,

“Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.…”

Titus 2:3-5

My husband also feels respected when I submit to his leadership. When we are discussing something or trying to decide on something and in the end I submit to his leadership, he feels so respected and feels like the leaders. That is my goal. I want him to feel like he is the leader of our household and that I respect him enough to trust his leadership. He is not always right about the decisions that he makes BUT since he made them, it is always easier for him to deal with them. You can read more about submission here. 

Encouragement- Encouragement has been such an important thing about our relationship and it means SO much to him. Plus it is one of the ways he most feels respected. Encouragement can be simple things like telling him he looks smokin’ hott or big things like telling him how much you appreciate his leadership in your relationship. One of my goals is to strive to live up to the Proverbs 31 woman and that is one of the ways that I can do that. I know I am never going to be perfect and I am never going to live up to the standards that she created but I am going to try and encouragement is one of the ways I think I have really grown in. I always try to have a happy face on when he gets home from work and I try to never ask a million questions or bombard him with business the first chance I get when I see him. I love to tell him how awesome he is and thank him for loving me so well. Plus it is always fun to tell him how sexy he is. He loves that. Hehe.

So there you go! One of the truths I have learned about marriage. I am so thankful for a husband that is my best friend. He is someone I can enjoy my days with and someone that will be there with my when life gets hard. God has blessed me and I am SO thankful. 

Have a beautiful day!

Weekend Recap!

Happy Monday Ya’ll!

I usually don’t do a weekend recap but today I am in the mood to share with you so… here we go!

Friday night was a busy one for my sweet husband but I had not much going on so I had a night at home with my fur baby and did a lot of snuggling and catching up on Netflix! It was quite wonderful.

Saturday morning was my favorite. We slept in a little bit and then the hubs took me out for breakfast to a cute little diner in town! It was such amazing food and a great time to chat with my love. After breakfast we went home and went back to bed for an hour! SOOO wonderful. I love Saturdays…

That night we had the wedding of my dear friend and co-worker Kelsey. Her and her now husband have been through a lot in the last couple of weeks and I am so happy for them to now be married and headed to Mexico! It was such a beautiful wedding and they were both just glowing! I love marriage!

Sunday was a lazy day of church, lunch with friends, nap, world cup, dinner with the in-laws and Netflix. What a great weekend! 

Have a beautiful day!

Marriage is: Marriage isn't- Part II

Today I am going to share with you my second post about some of the things that I think marriage is and some of the things I think that marriage isn’t. I will be doing a post about this once every other week for the next month so stay tuned for that!

*The following statements are based off of my personal opinion and what I believe to be true. I am in no way claiming to be a marriage expert.

Marriage Is…
Hard work

Marriage isn't easy. There are days that are easier than others but making a marriage work is not easy. It takes a LOT of good communication and forgiveness. I remember a few of the disagreements that my husband and I have had and how the thought always entered my mind, "why is this so hard?" Well really the answer to that is that we are both sinners and we are living in a small space together. We are going to hurt and upset each other, and often we don't even mean to! There are going to be seasons of struggle and hardship in your marriage and it is important to never stop working at it. Marriage is the hardest and best thing I have ever done! 

Marriage isn’t…

Boring

I have heard so many television shows and movies make fun of marriage and make it out to be boring and stressful. They hardly ever show the passionate, funny, exciting and special times to represent a marriage. Marriage is not boring at all! I have never had more fun than I have with my husband since we have been married. We love to try new things, create special moments, go new places  and be really, really goofy! Marriage will be what you put into it. If you don't make an effort with your spouse or your marriage, it will probably be pretty boring. Try something new! 

Marriage is…

Serving and Sacrificing for one another
 
God designed marriage and he shaped it to represent Christ and the church. It represents Christ giving up his life for the church and sacrificing for the church every day. We can show this kind of sacrificial love in our marriages. We can serve our spouse in a way that people wonder where that loves comes from. That is your chance to share the gospel!  It is also a way we can show love to our spouse to make them feel special and that they are the most important person in our lives. When my husband sacrifices his time, interests, and desires for me, he shows me love in a beautiful and deep way. 

Marriage isn’t…

Winning an argument or discussion

This one can be challenging at times for people like me who like to be right. It is my natural tendency to try and convince my husband that I am right and he is wrong in a disagreement and vice versa. We are both always trying to make the other person see our perspective but then failing to listen to theirs in return. It is so important for me to remember that we are on the same team and we are not fighting with each other but instead fighting for each other.

Marriage is…

Something you need to protect

With all the perversion in this world today it is SO important to protect your marriage. There are temptations around every corner and especially in this society they are very easy to find. Fight against those things! When the devil sneaks into your thoughts and plants an image or idea it is so hard to get it out. Fight against temptations and have accountability. Find someone of the same sex as you that you trust and have a great relationship with. Talk to them about your marriage and about your struggles. Ask them to pray for you and your spouse. Also, pray for your husband. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I often underestimate the power of prayer and the difference it can make in our lives. 

Marriage isn’t…

Perfect 

Don't be afraid to have fun in your marriage and remember to give yourself grace. I often get caught up in the expectations that I have for myself in our marriage. They are so overwhelming to me! Plus, they aren't usually the expectations that my husband has for me! I need to remember that I'm not perfect, my husband is not perfect and our marriage is not perfect. Avoid comparing yourself to other people and avoid comparing your marriage to other peoples marriages. Enjoy your spouse and enjoy your marriage! 

There are many other things that marriage is and marriage isn’t but for today these are the ones that I am focusing on. Stay tuned for more! 

Thanks so much for following along today! Marriage is such an important topic to me and I feel blessed to be able to share my heart with you all today! 

Have a beautiful day! 

Hostess with the Mostest!

Since getting married and becoming a wife, one of the things I desire is for us to us to open up our home to others for meals and get-togethers. It is something that I have felt God calling me to but not something that I am naturally good at. I am a pretty disorganized individual so the thought of having large groups of people over to our house and "hosting" them used to make me really nervous. 

Over the first year of our marriage I have learned so much about being a hostess and inviting people into our home. It has helped to have some wonderful ladies in my life who have given me great examples of what it looks like to be a great hostess. Today I am going to share with you some of the tips that I have learned over the last year about hosting an incredible and welcoming get-together. 

1. Create a plan at least two days before. 

I have found that for me it is important to sit down and think about what I want this event in my home to look like and then come up with a game plan as to how I am going to accomplish this. If you do this at least two days before it gives you enough time to meal plan, go grocery shopping, discuss with your husband and acquire all the dishes/items you will need. This also is a good time frame to let the guests know if they should bring something. 

2. Straighten up your home.

Now I know many people say that you don't have to clean before they come over and they don't care if your home is messy. And to a certain extent I agree with that because I don't want to try and be someone I am not to the people who come to my home. I want to to be real with them and show them my real life. However, I know myself and I know that if my home is a mess and have people over that I will not enjoy my time with them as much as I could have if my house was clean. I want to be able to listen to what my guests are saying instead of sitting there thinking about all the dishes in the sink. I'm not saying I deep clean my carpet or dust every inch of my house before people come over but what I am saying is that I think it is a good idea to tidy things up. Pick up the laundry all over the floor.Wipe up the bathroom sink, and clean the toilet. I think that a tidy home shows your guest that you care about them and want them to be comfortable. 

3. Make as much of the meal as possible before guests arrive. 

This is probably the hardest part for me because I am not that great at timing food perfectly. So what I have done and I would suggest, making meals that I are comfortable with. I try and not make brand new, complicated or fancy meals for the first time when I am having people over. I usually always make meals I know I can do and that I think people will love. Having the meal ready (or almost ready) when guests arrive will help you to enjoy time with your guests instead of busy cooking in the kitchen. That has happened to me a few times and it is not as enjoyable. One time though it was because the couple arrived 2 HOURS EARLY!!! A hostesses worst nightmare!!

4. Have snack food and plenty of drink options. 

I love going to someones house and having to choose between different drinks. They don't have to be super expensive or complicated but simply having a beer, wine, water, lemonade or sweet tea would be appropriate. I also try to have an appetizer or snack food on the table or coffee table while guests are waiting for the food to be done or after the meal is over. I think it makes people feel at ease when they can snack and talk at the same time! 

5. Add a couple of candles and good background music. 

I love walking into someones home and having it smell fresh. I like to have at least one candle burning that has a fresh and clean scent so people automatically feel at ease. Right now my favorite candle is Lilac Blossoms from Bath and Body Works. I also like having quiet background music on while people are eating and talking. Since we are from the Midwest and are by no means "fancy" people we do not have anything like classical music on. We usually choose music like Needtobreathe, Ben Rector, or Phil Wickam to have playing softly in the background. 

So there you go! Those are just a few of the tips that I have learned over the past year about hosting! I would love to hear more if you have any that you would add! 

Something that I am probably going to add to my book collection in the next couple of months is the book Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist. I first heard about the book from my bloggy friend Rachel. She has absolutely RAVED about it and I am excited to read it and learn even more about hosting!

Hope you enjoyed these tips! 

Have a beautiful day! 

Marriage Is: Marriage Isn’t.

Today I am going to share with you one of my first posts about some of the things that I think marriage is and some of the things I think that marriage isn’t. I will be doing a post about this once a week for the next month so stay tuned for that 
Every Tuesday! 

This last weekend I was thinking a lot about what marriage is and how it can be such a beautiful picture of Christ and the church. I was listening to a song that really touched my heart and I felt overwhelmed by how much Jesus loves us.

*The following statements are based off of my personal opinion and what I believe to be true. I am in no way claiming to be a marriage expert.

Marriage Is…

A commitment

Marriage is something that should not be taken lightly. It is a covenant between a man and a woman that should be kept forever. God has given us our spouse as a gift and even though it is not always easy or we go through seasons of struggle we need to keep that commitment.

Marriage isn’t…

A business deal.

So many marriages end because people believe that when things get hard or go wrong they can end the “contract” and try again with someone else.

But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female. Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."
                                                                                                            Mark 10:6-9

Marriage is…

The most sacred earthly relationship

Our relationship with our spouse should be the most important relationship here on earth. It should be first priority before your family, friends and even your children. That is how God designed it.  

Marriage isn’t…

Your identity

Marriage should not be what we place our identity in. Our relationship with Christ is what we should be placing our identity in. I really struggle with this one. I often get so caught up in my marriage and being a wife that I forget about my relationship with Jesus and how that should be the most important thing to me. As husband and wife we will fail each other and if our identity is based on our marriage we will become discouraged pretty easily.

Marriage is…

Two sinners sharing life together

Both my husband and I sin against each other and others every day. We are not perfect and we will never be. It is good to recognize that both people in a relationship will make mistakes and hurt one another. I think it makes giving grace and forgiving a little easier when I realize that I also mess up.

Marriage isn’t…

An excuse to stop dating

I actually think it is more fun to date Jordan now that we are married than when we were dating. Since we chose to not live together before we were married it was always hard to say goodbye at the end of the night. Now… we don’t have to say goodbye. I do think you have to be more intentional with dating when you are married because life’s busyness can get in the way. It is SO important to nurture your marriage and one of the ways to do that is to date! Spend time alone together enjoying each other’s company and conversation.

There are many other things that marriage is and marriage isn’t but for today these are the ones that I am focusing on. Stay tuned for more next week! 

I am so blessed to be married to such an incredible man that loves me so well and encourages me daily. The last couple of weeks have been rough for us and we have really had to work at our marriage a lot harder than usual. Through these hard times it is good for me to remember that God is sovereign and that as long as we keep drawing close to the Lord as well as each other we can work through our difficulties.

Thanks so much for following along today! Marriage is such an important topic to me and I feel blessed to be able to share my heart with you all today! 

Have a beautiful day! 

Guest Blogging/Community Brew Link-up

Good morning Ya'll!! 

Today I am guest blogging over at Peach State of Mind while my dear friend Lauren is on her Honeymoon! I am so happy for her that she found the man of her dreams and now they can enjoy marital bliss! I love marriage! 

On my guest post I am excited to share some of my favorite dates that my husband and I have been on! Many of them are simple but they were all SO fun! We love having creative dates and I hope it inspires you to dream up some creative date ideas with you and your hubs. 

I am also linking up with Madison and Rachel today for their Community Brew Link-up! This link-up is designed to create open, honest, and vulnerable friendships and to create community. What an awesome idea! I just love these two ladies and their hearts! It has been an absolute privilege to get to know them over the last year and I am excited to see our friendship grow even more!

This link-up is designed to create open, honest, and vulnerable friendships and to create community. What an awesome idea! 

Today's topic is COMMUNITY. 

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Two are better than one,
    because they have a good return for their labor:
¹⁰ If either of them falls down,
    one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
    and has no one to help them up.
¹¹ Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
    But how can one keep warm alone?
¹² Though one may be overpowered,
    two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

What does community mean to you? 

To me, community is about doing life with each other. It is about creating authentic and meaningful relationships and friendships with people you can trust and rely on in all seasons of life. At our church our small groups are actually called community groups because of this exact topic. It is SO important to have meaningful relationships in your life. It is so important to have people you can turn to for accountability and wisdom as well as just people you enjoy spending time with. Community is creating an environment where all feel welcome and most importantly feel the love of Christ! How cool is that picture?!! 

Why is it hard to pursue community or open up to others?

I think community can be hard sometimes because you have to be real, open and vulnerable. That is scary sometimes! What if these people betray your trust? It is a risk you take when forming community. One thing that I have learned is that there are different layers to community. For example, we are apart of a community group through our church. In that group we have men and women, we all get together each week to discuss the sermon from the last Sunday and spend time together. (One layer) At the end of our group time we split off in men and women to dig deeper and pray together. This is because men and women are different. Women struggle with different things than men do and it is often easier to be more vulnerable with your same sex, besides your spouse. (Second layer) During the week there are people that I meet with one-on-one that I have deeper friendship with. We know each other really well and discuss certain specific topics regarding marriage, sex, Jesus, work and church. (Third Layer) I think this makes community less scary because I do not discuss personal things about our marriage in [layer one] but I will discuss things about our marriage in [layer three] because it is one-on-one accountability and encouragement. 

What does it look like to "live in community" with other believers and non believers?

I kind of answered this in the question above but I think it means to invite, invite, invite!! Invite others into your life and into community with you! Spend time with them getting to know who they are, what they believe and why they believe that. It is so important to build relationships with people you are in community with! I think this also includes non believers! Get to know them on a deeper level before you start to share Jesus with them. Get to know their back story, about their family, job, and their dreams. Then you can start to share about Jesus with them. Community needs to have roots. It can't just be friendships that are going to last for a brief period of time!

Why is community important to you?

Community is important for me because it is one of the most significant ways that my husband and I grow in our relationship with Jesus. We also feel that God commands us to be in community and want to follow His Word and what He is calling us to. 

What does it look like to love your neighbor?

I think this means being Jesus with skin on. That sounds weird I know but it is so true! It means showing Christs love to those around you even if they are not in your circle. It means inviting others into your community and sharing with them the joys and struggles of life. It means sacrificing, loving, giving and serving everyone around you. 

 I am SO excited about this link-up and the opportunity to build community with other bloggers from all over the world! Thanks so much for stopping by! I would love to chat with you anytime!

I would also like to give a shout-out to the girls from the What You Wish Wednesdays! I am linking up with them as well today! 

Have a beautiful day! 

Why we use cash envelopes...

Good morning! 

Today I am excited to share with you the reason why we use cash envelopes for our budget. I will not be able to break down our entire budget today but I will be posting that in the next couple of weeks. 

Stay tuned! 

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Since we are newlyweds and both have pretty regular full time jobs, it is very important that we have a strict budget AND stick to it. (that is the hardest part sometimes.) We want to be able to tell our money where to go and not get to the end of the month and wonder where it went! 

In September last year we took Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University class. I am sure most of you have heard of it and if you haven't then you should DEFINITELY look into it! This is an amazing class and we learned SO much from it! 

One of the major takeaways for us was that it was very hard to stick to a budget using our debit cards. They were so easy to swipe any time we needed to. We had no emotional attachment to our money because we couldn't see it leaving our wallets. Since that time we have started using the envelope system and LOVED it! We have been able to see where our money is going and able to control how we spend it! 

Here are some steps to create your very own envelope system for your budget! 

1. Sit down and talk about what you would like to use cash for and create categories.

Some examples of the categories we use are: 

-Groceries 

-Restaurants

-Clothing

-Care Repairs

-Toiletries

-Spending money: LP

-Spending money: JP

- Entertainment

Your envelopes are not limited to these categories. Some people use the envelopes for gas. That doesn't really work for us but you can definitely add it if it makes sense for your family! 

2. Talk about how much you need each month for each category. 

Remember, this is to save you money so try to be as frugal as possible when deciding how much to put in your envelopes. BUT also be realistic. If you have a family of four and you think you are going to be able to spend just $100 a month on groceries you are either amazing at couponing or you are not being realistic. 

3. Cash your money and gather envelopes. 

You can either use regular, white mailing envelopes or you can buy a coupon container like this and separate your cash into categories in that. We used to use the white, mailing envelopes but they kept ripping and we were tired of going through so many. Since then we have used the plastic coupon case and it has worked great! You can get these coupon cases pretty much anywhere. I got mine at Walmart but I am sure Target has some pretty cute ones! 

4. Only use what is in your envelope! 

This may the most important advice I give you today. When it comes time to spend money from one of the categories, use only the money from the envelope, and keep your receipts! Every week I go through my envelopes and check to make sure we are using the right amount of money for my categories. If it looks like I spent a lot of money on groceries one week then I will make it my goal to spend less the next week so I have enough. Because the rule of the envelope system is when the money is gone, you are done spending! 

5. Any money leftover in your envelope at the end of the month carry over.

 This is one of the fun parts! If you have leftover grocery money at the end of the month, use it for the next month. That way you wont have to take out as much cash the next month. You will actually be able to see the savings! I love that!

6. Give yourself some grace. 

Now, remember that we are rarely perfect at something the first time we try it. The first couple of months that we used this system we messed up more than once. Just learn from your mistakes and strive to do better the next month! 

It amazing to see how much this help you keep track of your money and stay on budget! Some people use the envelope system without the envelopes and just keep track of what they are spending with their debit cards. If that works better for you then that is great but it does NOT work for us. We need to see the cash leaving our envelope to be able to understand how much we have left to spend. 

Hope this helps you save some money and improve on your budget! It has sure helped ours! 

Have a great day! 

1st Year of Marriage: Letter to my husband

 Yesterday was our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! 

I cannot even begin to describe how crazy it is that we have already been married an entire year! It just doesn't seem possible because it seems like we just got engaged! Wow. Time really does go faster the older you get. We celebrated our anniversary last weekend when we took our weekend getaway. You can read all about that here. One of my best friends was graduating from college on Saturday and I really wanted to go to that so we decided to celebrate a week early. 

Yesterday we had a wonderful day celebrating again! We went to church in the morning and then after drove for a couple of hours to a graduation party for his cousin. It was great to see a lot of his family and to catch up with them. We spent most of the afternoon with them and then afterwards made the drive home. Last night we cut our cake top and watched our wedding video while drinking wine. It was the perfect way to celebrate. 

This is the letter I wrote Jordan and gave him yesterday. 

Jordan, 

1 year ago today I was getting ready to walk down the aisle towards you. I kept thinking about how much I loved you and how I couldn't imagine loving you any more than I already do. Well, I can honesty say I love you even more than I did a year ago. You and I have had an incredible journey so far! From when you asked me to date you in our car outside of my apartment. To when you asked me to marry you that day on the ball field. To when we said our vows in a barn in front of 300 people. Our relationship has been incredible.This first year of our marriage has been the best year of my life and I know that every year we are married it is only going to get better.

 Jordan, thank you for loving me pursuing me furiously and for serving me every day. You are an amazing husband and I couldn't thank you enough for asking me to be your wife. I love being married to you. I love waking up next to you and laughing with you in the mornings. I love snuggling close to you at night and hugging you 1,000 times a day. I love being goofy with you and I love our serious talks. I love that you are my best friend. Being married to you is the biggest joy I have ever experienced and I truly feel like the luckiest woman alive. You are such a steady and secure influence in my life. You have taught me more than I thought possible and have helped me grow in my relationship with God. You make me giddy and smile every time I see you. We have grown so much as a couple this year and have also grown individually. I can absolutely say that it was a part of God's plan to marry you and I am so thankful for that. Thank you for marrying me last year. Thank you for promising to stay married to me forever. Thank you for serving, loving and caring for me better than I even deserve. You have truly shown me what it means to love someone unconditionally and loved me the way Christ loves the church. I am blessed to be your wife! 

I love you Jordan! Happy one year anniversary! I can't wait for the years to come!

Love, your wife.